Levi Davis (rugby union)
Birth name | Levi Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Levi Davis (born 12 March 1998) is an English rugby union player, who is currently playing for in . He plays as a wing.
Professional career[]
Davis made his debut for Bath in 2017.[1] He made his first appearance for Bath in Premiership Rugby in October 2019 against the Bristol Bears.[2] In January 2020, Davis joined Ealing Trailfinders on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 RFU Championship, making 3 appearances before the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In August 2020, he joined Ealing on a permanent transfer, having departed Bath, signing a two-year deal.[4]
Levi joined Worthing Raiders in the autumn of 2021 making his debut in the away fixture at Henley Hawks. He scored his first try in a 28-26 defeat at home to Hinckley a week later
Personal life[]
Davis took part in The X Factor: Celebrity competition in late 2019. As part of a group along with fellow rugby union players Thom Evans and Ben Foden he came in 5th place in the competition.[5][6]
In September 2020, Davis came out as bisexual. He is the first currently playing rugby union player to come out as bisexual.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Levi Davis". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Premiership: Relive Bristol's big win against Bath". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Bath Rugby winger Levi Davis heads out on loan to Championship club". Somerset Live. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Levi Davis signs for Ealing Trailfinders". Ealing Trailfinders. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ West, Amy (30 September 2019). "Love Island stars and more sign up for Celebrity X Factor". Digital Spy. United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "The X Factor: Celebrity voting results revealed!". The X Factor: Celebrity. itv.com. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Celebrity X Factor and rugby star Levi Davis comes out as bisexual after battling 'sense of shame' for years". Metro. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- Bath Rugby players
- Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players
- Rugby union wings
- Bisexual sportspeople
- Bisexual men
- LGBT sportspeople from England
- English rugby union biography stubs